Open Letter to Microsoft: On Discriminatory Login Restrictions and the Human Right to Digital Access
Abstract
This document addresses the systemic shift in Microsoft’s authentication policies, specifically the "retry with a different device" restriction. It argues that tying identity to specific hardware and geographic locations constitutes a form of digital discrimination that penalizes human mobility, ignores the reality of shared family caregiving, and creates insurmountable barriers for elderly and disabled users.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Digital Accessibility for Disabilities
Digitalization
Law
and Regulation
Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 11 January 2026
- Language
- EN